This briefing illustrates how HFC-23 projects under the CDM are working directly against the objectives of the UNFCCC and the Montreal Protocol, which is working to phase out HCFCs. HFC-23 emissions are clearly best addressed through direct measures outside the CDM. Setting the demand for the majority of CDM credits on a global scale, the EU has an important role to play in ensuring that HFC-23 credits will be excluded from the EU ETS.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/hfc-23-offsets-context-eu-emissions-trading-scheme
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/environmental-investigation-agency
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cfcs
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eu-ets
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/clean-development-mechanism-cdm
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unfccc
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/montreal-protocol
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change